XLSTAT: Troubleshooting Installation Issues

Fix XLSTAT install issues: match Excel bit version, install required Visual C++ packages, update Office/VBA, then install XLSTAT; reinstall for upgrades if needed.

Jul 22, 2026
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XLSTAT: Troubleshooting Installation Issues

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XLSTAT: Troubleshooting Installation Issues

Should you experience any issue with XLSTAT installation on Windows, please see the following recommendations.

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Step 1: Finding out your version of Excel

Because XLSTAT has to work along with Excel, you have to find out what is the version of Excel that you have ( 32-bit or 64-bit ) before being able to install our software.

Here is how to do so: open Excel then follow the steps described by the picture of the software that looks like your version. The detail to be retrieved is the one framed in red:

Version of Excel	Procedure
Excel 2016 and later

Knowing this 32-bit or 64-bit detail is required for the steps below.

Step 2: Installing the Microsoft Visual C++ 2017 Redistributable

The Microsoft Visual C++ 2017 Redistributable must also be installed on the computer XLSTAT is deployed on. The required version would be 32-bit or 64-bit depending on the version of XLSTAT that is used. Install the one that match the version of Excel that you found out in step 1 :

For Excel 32-bit: https://aka.ms/vs/15/release/vc_redist.x86.exe
For Excel 64-bit: https://aka.ms/vs/15/release/vc_redist.x64.exe

Install the file that was downloaded by double clicking on it.

Step 4: Installing R (optional)

If you would like to be able to use XLSTAT-R , a bridge between XLSTAT and R, it is required that you install R . You can download and install it from here: https://cloud.r-project.org/bin/windows/base/ . If you'd rather not use it, you can skip this step.

Step 5: Installing XLSTAT

You can now install XLSTAT. For this, please download the file that corresponds to the version of Excel retrieved on the step 1 :

For Excel 32-bit: https://files.xlstat.com/releases/xlstat_x86.msi
For Excel 64-bit: https://files.xlstat.com/releases/xlstat_x64.msi

Double click on the file that you downloaded. Once it is installed, you can start XLSTAT from Excel, your start menu or the desktop icon.

Note on future upgrades

If you have followed this guide in order to install our software, should you need in the future to upgrade to the latest version of XLSTAT, please reuse the links provided in the step 5, then install the software again by double clicking on it. It will be updated automatically.

Visual Basic for Applications

XLSTAT requires VBA to be installed and activated along with Office in order to work properly.

Here is a way to activate it on your system.

1. Go to your Control Panel, then click on Programs and Programs and Features.

2. Look for Microsoft Office inside the list and select it. Then click on the Change button.

If you get the window below, you do not need to follow the procedure. This means that VBA is already installed by default on your computer (VBA is often installed by default with Excel 2016 and later).

Otherwise, please follow this procedure:

3. Choose to Add or Remove Features.

4. Expand the Office Shared Features line and locate Visual Basic for Applications. Click on the left icon so that the drop-down menu appears. Select the Run from My Computer option.

5. Continue with the installation until the end.

VBA should now be enabled and XLSTAT able to run.

If any issue remains, please ask the Lumi AI Assistant to create a case by going back to the Lumivero Community Home tab and clicking on Contact Support at the bottom of the page.

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